In the second installment of a three-part series for Doyenz, IT expert and author Karl Palachuk writes about how cloud computing is enabling IT consultants to offer new recovery services to small businesses. Read the first article on business continuity planning for the SMB market here.

Backup has played a major role in getting many businesses (and I.T. consultants) introduced to the cloud. Backups are extremely important. In some ways, they're the most fundamental service we offer to clients—the prospect of staying in business when something goes horribly wrong.

But cloud backups are just the beginning. The cloud offers so much more. Cloud backups are basically data storage. Once you have a cloud backup in place, you can offer additional security and services to your clients. In other words, cloud backups make possible a whole new set of service offerings. Read the rest of the article at Doyenz.com.